The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-08
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MAINE. = Banner Items. - Sunday
evening lectures by the Augusta pastor
are very interesting and Instructive
The fair in aid of the Belfast church was
decided success. There was sale and
supper the first evening and drama and
other attractions the second. The net
proceeds we're $225.-The pastor of the
Calais church began, Sunday evening,
the 10Th, series of lectures. The sub
ject of the first one was, "The Confidence
of Universalists and Unitarians in the
Sayiour's Promises" - The Saccarappa
PEG de are hopeful OF having a new church
in the course Of another year.-A success
full fair at Livermore Falls with interest
ing stage exercises, was held Dec. 8,
yielding proceeds to the amount OF 800.
NEW HAMPSHlRE-Rey. DR.. M'Col-
lester breaches occasionally at West
moreland. This is an old time parish,
and it is hoped that under DIR. M'Colles'
ter's ministry the interest may be revived
and the parish once more become active.
Rev. F. W. Whippen, of West Chester
field, has arranged course OF literary
lectures for his parish.-The new hall for
the use of the ladies' circle has just been
opened and dedicated.
yERMONT.-State News.-A church
of twenty five members has been organ
lied at Windsor, where Rev. Mr.. Hill is
pastoral fair at West Concord-the
first in the parish series-was successful
financially and socially.-Rev. E. W.
Whitney breaches on week day evenings
at Guilford.- fair at Putney Grew. f.
w. Whippen's parish) netted $75, besides
being a pleasant occasion. The ladies OF
the Swanton parish recently held social
from which the net was $50. The OBJ
iect of the affair was to raise funds with
which to purchase new organ.-The
ladies' circle, of Brattleboro, recently
gave Butterfly Supper which proved
to be an interesting and attractive event.
Dec. 5, Rev. E. W. Whitney began his
eighth annual course of Sunday evening
lectures, to continue until Easter. As
was the case last year the church was
thronged with hesrers.-The proposed
conference at Rutland is deferred for the
present.
MASSACHUSETTS,. - State Intelli-
gence.-The East Cambridge fair nets
$3.50; Young Peoples Missionary Soci-
ETY. has been formed with a membership
of thirty-five. = The Sunday school of
DIR. Biddle's church, at North Cambridge,
has acted on the suggestion of "giving
for Christmas, and a large quantity OF
articles for use and amusement we're sent
in by the children and friends, and dis
tribution was made through committee.
The exact amount realized from the
recent sale and festival was $535.-Spe.
cial Gospel Meetings" occupied four
evenings of last week at East Boston.
The meetings were in no sense controver-
siai, but for the purpose of spiritual
quickening and revival.-At the Second
Lowell church the pastor, Rev. X. A.
Greene gives a series of Sunday evening
lectures on the following subjects: '"The
Opportunities of Youth" "The Expecta-
tions of YOUTH" "The Ambitions OF
YOUTH" The Choices of Youth" "The
Mistakes of Youth" ''The Energies of
Youth" "The Responsibilities of Youth"
"The Victories of Youth" The meeting
of the Uniyersalist Social Union, embrac-
ing Boston and vicinity, was held Dec.
81 in the evening, at the Parker House.
Over one hundred persons were present
and after dinner speeches were made by
Rev. E. A. Horton (Unitarian) and Rev.
d. L. R. Libby, of New Britain, Conn.,
The new and elegant church at Norwood,
built to replace the one destroyed by fire
year or more ago, was dedicated Dec.
%. Rev. G. I. KERN is the pastor, and
fine engravings of the church and minis
ter appeared in the Leader OF Dec. %.